Health education: Always approved but still not always on schools’ radar

American Journal of Health Education

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 349-359

  Mayer, Alyssa B ^a   Smith, Becky J ^b   McDermott, Robert J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BJ Smith Consulting Reston   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 81355133528     PISSN: 19325037     EISSN: 21683751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2011.10599206     Document Type: Article

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